Driver has license suspended day after killing two kids in Park Slope while supposedly suffering seizure

Investigators are leaning toward the medical explanation and lack any probable cause to arrest Dorothy Bruns, the source said.

The NYPD stripped a sickly Staten Islander of her driver's license Tuesday, too late to save two Brooklyn kids killed beneath her runaway car after she suffered a seizure.

Dorothy Bruns still faces possible manslaughter charges in the heartbreaking Monday deaths of the 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl out for an afternoon walk with their moms in Park Slope, said a police source with knowledge of the case.

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Authorities will need to prove that Bruns, who battles a variety of health problems, including multiple sclerosis, was driving a car against the orders of a doctor, according to the source.

In the months before Bruns climbed behind the wheel of her white Volvo, her appearance became so haggard that a neighbor worried about her taking the wheel.

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Bruns was barely able to walk at times, and her MS could have increased her chances of seizures.

"I don't think she should have been driving, the way she looked," said Mark Torres, 34, who lives on a different floor in the same house as Bruns. "She was hunched over, walked slow, slurring her words.

Dorothy Bruns is treated by EMS after her vehicle struck and killed a 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News)

"She had a few strokes and a heart attack within a year."

Bruns, 44, was hospitalized after the 12:40 p.m. crash in which her car dragged the little boy's stroller for 350 feet before slamming into a parked car and coming to a halt.

No charges were brought against her, and it could be months before Bruns lands in a courtroom, the source warned.

"The case remains open," said the source. "Usually, in cases like these, the DA and (NYPD) arrest the driver for manslaughter. That still could happen."

Cops and the Brooklyn district attorney will review the driver's medical history and tests taken during her recent hospitalizations, the source indicated.

Mourners visit memorial for two children struck and killed in Park Slope

Bruns initially stopped for the red light at the intersection of Fifth Ave. and Ninth St., then crept into the busy intersection before accelerating into the kids and their mothers.

"We believe that she had a seizure," said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. "It's a real tragedy, but we have to make sure that this woman should have been driving in the first place."

One of the moms was Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles, who won a Tony as best featured actress in a musical for the 2015 revival of "The King and I" and performed in the David Byrne Off-Broadway musical "Here Lies Love."

Killed along with the pre-schooler was 1-year-old Joshua Lew, as his mother, Lauren Lew, wheeled the toddler inside a stroller. Lew was also hospitalized after the car plowed into the group.

Her father flew in from Hawaii after hearing the news, and went Tuesday to visit the site of the crash.

Mayor de Blasio was greeted Tuesday by Brooklyn parents demanding safer streets as he arrived at the Prospect Park YMCA for his daily workout.

De Blasio assured local parents that his Vision Zero plan was cracking down on bad drivers.

"Obviously we can change intersections, we can put up speed cameras — we can do a whole host of things," the mayor said.

An out-of-control vehicle struck them a 1-year-old in a stroller and a 4-year-old with her pregnant mom Monday in Park Slope, Brooklyn. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News)

"But for the individuals that are going to break the law, the tool we have is enforcement. The stronger, the better."

Hizzoner later traveled with his wife, Chirlane McCray, to the scene of the tragedy.

They placed flowers and candles and observed a moment of silence before departing.

City Councilman Brad Lander of Park Slope cited Bruns' sketchy driving record in what he called the too-late decision to yank her driving privileges.

Cops said her car was cited on four previous occasions for running red lights and another four for speeding through a school zone from July 2016 to October 2017. She paid $1,145 in fines — and still owes $120.69.

"One small step that should have happened many months ago," tweeted Lander. "But glad it's done. We also have work to do to make sure that people with abhorrent driver's records like this have their licenses taken away before they can kill our kids."

A police source said Bruns suffered two strokes while hospitalized recently, and her landlord said his tenant had a stent inserted due to her heart issues before she moved out two months ago.

She was also taking medication for her ailments, according to a police source.

Bruns, who remained hospitalized Tuesday at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, was taken into police custody after the accident.

Neighborhood residents were shattered by the tragedy, struggling to make sense of the innocents' deaths.

Mayor de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, at a memorial for two people killed in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on March 6, 2018. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News)

"I never cry, but I and everybody else there yesterday was crying," said witness Lew Friedman, 77. "It was such a horrific scene. I called 911 immediately, I know a lot of people did.

"Just seeing the kids with all the blood and one mother I saw with all the blood, it was just the most horrific scene I ever saw. It's haunted me. It was really tough."

Members of the community sobbed and hugged each other at a prayer service held at Greenwood Baptist Church Tuesday evening.

"We gather today in the wake of the unthinkable," Pastor Caleb Clardy, of Grace Trinity Church told the 100 people gathered. "Our words fail to make sense of the pain."

Sara Ng, who owns K Skincare next door to Miles' apartment, was just as devastated. She recalled seeing Ruthie Ann and Abigail walk past her shop all the time.

Ruthie Ann Miles with her daughter during the Actors' Equity opening night in this 2017 file photo. (Walter McBride/WireImage)

"I didn't know it was her until (Monday) night, very late — I read the news," said Ng, 44. "They are very nice people. Very down to earth. I didn't sleep last night.

"My husband and I cried. My husband cried — I have never seen my husband cry."

Ng recalled that little Abigail, who occasionally popped into her business, was exceptionally bright for her age.

"She was very smart, very pretty," she said. "Very funny. Compared to other kids her age, she talked very smart. Very loving."

GoFundMe pages went up to benefit both families, with the one for the Lews noting that the couple was looking for an apartment as Charles Lew completed his medical residency.

Lauren and Joshua Lew are pictured in an undated photo. (Facebook)

The couple's 6-month-old son Samuel was home taking an afternoon nap when the car slammed into his mother and big brother.